Car Owning for non-residents of Spain

They are correct https://spain-real.estate/faq/how-to-buy-a-car-in-spain-for-a-foreigner/

If a foreigner decides to buy a car in Spain, they must provide the following documents:

• An official resident document;
• A title deed in Spain;
• A rental agreement for an apartment in Spain;
• NIE;
• Municipal registration.

I  also thinking of buying a car to keep at my apartment but I am also non resident.

David would you mind explaining each of the documents needed as I think I will buy a brand new car so I presume whatever garage I buy from will need these documents ?

Thank you Julie 

This article might be of some help, but not that simple. 

 https://www.caserexpatinsurance.com/blog-typical-non-spanish/how-to-buy-a-car-in-spain-as-a-non-resident

Thank you David very helpful. I will look in detail when I get chance ! Oh boy nothing is straightforward … is it !!!! Thank you Julie 

Thanks, David - you confirmed my worst fears.

But there are loads of people, I am sure, who are both car owners and non-residents.  Insurance companies even insure their cars.

Some Spanish friends are suggesting a work-around by approaching the government, but this has the air of a fiddle, so I am not hopeful.

Pete

I thought the post I made did describe a work around. 

Who is eligible to buy a car in Spain?

Spanish law allows foreign citizens from EU and other countries to own a car in Spain. Good news - you don’t necessarily need to be a resident in Spain to buy a car a Spain, whether new or second hand, but you will be required to provide proof of address, even if this address is for less than 6 months of the year (bear in mind that the 6 months do not need to spent in Spain consecutively). With regard to registering a Spanish car in your name, the BOE officially states that foreigners who do not hold a residency card must present an identity document from their country of origin, if they are citizens of member states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), or a passport or certificate of nationality if they are citizens of third-party countries. It also stipulates that they must provide proof of address in Spain by any of the following documents: 

• Proof of address (padrón): this can be justified with a series of documents, including the empadronamiento (certificate of residency) in the municipality where you will be living for 6 months of the year, house deeds or a lease contract.

When the applicant is a legal entity, they must present a Tax Identification Number, as well as the national identity document, passport or residency card of the person representing them and a power of attorney document.  (Being in the Padron is not national residency just within the local municipality)   https://www.caserexpatinsurance.com/blog-typical-non-spanish/how-to-buy-a-car-in-spain-as-a-non-resident

My English neighbours on our apartment complex have bought a car.  The person he bought it from is Spanish and speaks good English.   He provided them with all the relevant documentation.  I don't know them that well but I can get his details when they are next over.

We live here permanently and bought our car from Rombosol in Estepona.  Just bear in mind ITV (equivalent to MOT) on the car is due on the car when it reaches four years old.  There are two docs that you need to carry permanently in the car so ask your car dealer at the time you buy.

Thank you this is very helpful Julie 

Thanks for all the input about car ownership.

We will move permanently to Spain in September under an LVI. We're renting for six months while we look for a property so we'll need use of a car.

Previously we rented a car using our UK address and my UK licence but can we still do so? We already have an NIE.

Advice please!